Where does “flóðhestur” come from?
flóðhestur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic flóð, from Old Norse flóð, from Proto-Germanic flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
flóðhestur (Icelandic): hippopotamus, hippo
Ancestry of “flóðhestur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | flóð | flood, deluge, inundation; high tide |
| 2 | Old Norse | flóð | flood; stream, river, flood, massive flow of... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | flōduz | river; flood |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plōw- | to flow, swim; to pour, wash |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |